Jessie Cross
Jessie Cross is a cookbook author and creator of The Hungry Mouse, a monster online food blog w/500+ recipes. When she's not shopping for cheese or baking pies, Jessie works as an advertising copywriter in Boston. She lives in Salem, Massachusetts with her husband and two small, fluffy wolves.
Holiday Cornish Game Hens
You guys! Want to do a scaled down holiday celebration this year?
Or just change up the regular Thanksgiving menu for something a little snazzier?
Try serving roasted cornish game hens.
They have all the fancy of a holiday feast—without...
Easy Baked Apple Cider Donuts
If you live in New England, there are a few, irrefutable signs of Fall.
Our favorite? The appearance of the apple cider donut.
If you're like us, you wait for this moment all year. And when it arrives, it's...
Halloween 2015 in Salem MA
Spooky greetings from beautiful Salem, Massachusetts, a.k.a. Witch City, or the Halloween Capital of the World.
We made it through yet another season, and wanted to share some of our favorite memories with you!
We started out...
Black and Orange Halloween Whoopie Pies
You guys. Two things.
First, Happy October! These black and orange whoopie pies are great.
They're a spooktacular take on my classic whoopie pie recipe (which actually comes from my dear friend Joyce. Thank you!!!).
They're a festive...
Chocolate Pumpkin Toffee Blondies with Walnuts
Fasten your seat belts, pumpkin season has arrived here in Salem, Massachusetts.
With the Autumn Equinox in a day or so, and October 1st creeping up next week, I'm super excited to kick off Halloween properly...
Hasselback Potatoes
Humor me for a sec.
So, I've been calling these little guys Hasselhoff potatoes since I started making them.
Hasselhoff potatoes. As in, David Hasselhoff. Of Night Rider fame.
And more recently, Kung Fury fame.
(Watch the Kung...
Spicy Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp
Seriously, guys, this is so easy.
It's one of my favorite ways to bang out a delicious, stick-to-your ribs meal on a weeknight.
Season the shrimp, cozy a half a slice of bacon around it, and...
Sriracha & Honey Sticky Wings with Basil
If you know me, you know that I love Sriracha. Like, LOVE the stuff.
It's hot, it's spicy, it's got that great peppery taste.
You also know that I'm a huge fan of throwing chicken in...
Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recently, I've had a ton of people ask me about my chocolate chip cookies.
They're almost always the first to go at parties.
Can I let you in on a secret?
I use the recipe on the back of...
Spicy Basil Pork
This is one of my go-to weeknight meals.
It's fast and packs a TON of flavor.
Serve it over basmati rice—or with a side of steamed, seasonal veggies.
I love hot (like, set-your-face-on-fire hot) food, so I...